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knodi

my very first comment, and I just had to say, I have NEVER had a single complaint about a $10 off-brand cheap chinese desk fan. This is an amazing piece of engineering, but their whole spiel about "choppy air" is just the craziest thing I've ever heard.

MichXelle

We own them and absolutely love them! We have them for almost 2 years without a hitch.

There isn't much more to say. You Dyson haters will disagree but not even own a Dyson fan. They work and work well!

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thomas998

MichXelle wrote:We own them and absolutely love them! We have them for almost 2 years without a hitch.

There isn't much more to say. You Dyson haters will disagree but not even own a Dyson fan. They work and work well!

Dyson haters don't hate them because they think they don't work. They hate them because they are a ripoff that preys on the stupidity of certain people.

Oh and did I mention they actually do have blades? If you take you're fan apart you'll find a blade assembly in the base... Oh I forgot, I shouldn't have mentioned that as most rubes that fall for the ads think there are magic fairies making the air move with their wings... Sorry to tell you the truth.

thomas998

quantumspec1 wrote:5.28 gallons per second is just over 42 CFM. In case you want to compare it in units that every other fan manufacturer uses.

To put that in perspective, here is a typical normal size table top fan http://www.amazon.com/Air-King-12-Inch-Oscillating-9102/dp/B0007Q3RNO

It moves 900cfm of air but cost less than half the price of this Dyson. To move as much air you would need over 20 Dysons... Now do you Dyson fools still think this fan is the best thing since sliced bread?

whitcwa

thomas998 wrote:Dyson haters don't hate them because they think they don't work. They hate them because they are a ripoff that preys on the stupidity of certain people.

Oh and did I mention they actually do have blades? If you take you fan apart you'll find a blade assembly in the base... Oh I forgot you I should have mentioned that as most rubes that fall for their adds think their are magic fairies making the air move with their wings... Sorry to tell you the truth.

Well said. Dyson didn't even invent this type of fan. Their claims of 15X air multiplication are ridiculous.

stglad

dmh2191

I do not own this or any other Dyson product, nor do I have plans to purchase.

I am moved to comment here for the first time. It is one thing to post a review of a product or attempt to be helpful in some way and to even be witty in doing so. It is quite another to be rude and condescending.

I know that you anti-whatever product people view those who are interested in whatever product with distain; however, I really think you need to find another forum in which to express your thoughts.

rghoff

These do have a fan or squirrel cage in the base. So it's not like it's magic. They basically take air from the base and blow it out the the ring. If anything, it could potentially resonate at some frequency that we aren't hearing, but your dogs are thinking Which Team Fumbles?

bluemaple

@rekindaguy, it is interesting that a fan that claims to "lower energy bills by up to 20%" does not publish power consumption, either here or at least prominently on their website. Of course that same savings due to turning down the A/C would be there for any fan.

As to efficiency it would be illuminating to compare the power consumption of this Dyson vs. a decent quality traditional fan with similar CFM rating. I suspect there is a fair amount of parasitic energy loss due to the air sucked into the squirrel cage blower in the base getting routed up into those restrictive circular openings.

BTW, show me a fan that does not "Muliply" or "Amplify" air and I'll show you a broken fan. Clever words.

pd123

ElGuappo

Some relatives got one of these to replace their Vornado that is about 60 years old and needed the cord replaced. Interestingly, the Vornado incorporated some similar principles even that far back (hence the Vortex-Tornado portmanteau)

The Dyson seems to put out far more noise than it does air, while the Vornado did just the opposite. They were very much unimpressed, so for about $25 in parts I repaired the Vornado and expect it to last them another 60 years. I don't know if the Dyson ever did find a home.

shdwsng

While I don't own this specific fan, I do have one of the 10" fans that are very similar. I've had it for going on 5 years now, and that fan gets used 6-8 hours *every night*. It's been going strong all this time, and I don't see it dying for another 3-5 years if not more.

It's a little bit quieter than I've found a normal fan to be, and people are right about the "turbine whine" that it can produce at high speeds. The bigger fan will deepen that noise a bit, though.

Is this fan worth paying regular price for? Nope. But at this price point you're going to get a really good fan with no exterior blades.

lvytn

gryphonking wrote:In my case, I want good air-movers for inside an aviary. A bladeless fan with no grill to catch feathers or claws in is the perfect thing!

I'm sure for $100 you could design and build a much more effective "bladeless" fan for an aviary. I doubt this fan moves much air. Consider that is says "12 inch" but how big is the ACTUAL fan in the base?

katpelrine

I do not own this model. I purchased a refurbished Dyson AM05 heat and cool fan. In my opinion the noise of the fan is no more or less than a standard rotating stand fan. It cools the room quickly and has saved me from having to put the AC on for at least a few extra weeks at the onset of summer. Same for the heat during the winter.
The main benefit saw in purchasing a dyson "bladeless" fan over a substantially cheaper one is that I have a toddler who likes to push buttons and touch things she should not so the safety value was a huge incentive.

evereddie

theguruguys

evereddie wrote:I think of Dyson like I do Bose. Real audiophiles will know what I mean.

I don't consider myself a real audiophile but I still know what you mean.

There are certain companies like Monster / Bose / Dyson that rely on clever marketing and sometimes unique (not necessarily better) design to justify their incredible price markups. At $100 for those who want a 'cool looking fan' it is much better than the initial retail price, but nobody should be confused or swayed that it is anything more than an average fan otherwise.

evereddie

theguruguys wrote:I don't consider myself a real audiophile but I still know what you mean.

There are certain companies like Monster / Bose / Dyson that rely on clever marketing and sometimes unique (not necessarily better) design to justify their incredible price markups. At $100 for those who want a 'cool looking fan' it is much better than the initial retail price, but nobody should be confused or swayed that it is anything more than an average fan otherwise.

Yup, you got it. And that understanding could easily slide into a political discussion, but not here.

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